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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-08
FACT AND FANCY.

One hundred sparrow nests were DESTROYED
by tue recent tearing down of au ivy vine on a
Troy, y. y, church
The authorities Of Brooklyn have appointed
fifteen matrons, at salary of 5000 each to
care Tor women prisoners at the principal DO.
lice stations
Cuban resident of Key West, Fla, recent
ly imported from Cuba four COWS. which are
driven up TO hi. door aud MIXED every morn
ing, thus insuring 10 the owner pure. fresh
milk.
I'm heaven there will be no avoiding the
negro Washed 10 the blood Of the lamb. be
WIZ be OF the same color as the fastidious
churchmen OF South Carolina. He will not
smell in heaven"
An English stst!sticsn has discovered that
married men live longer and better lives than
bachelors. Among every 1000 bachelors
there are 80 criminals: among married men
the ratio is only is per LODI
Albany has one OF the cheapest restaurant,
In the world. Recently halfdima lunch
place has seen opened on Broadway al wuich
all sorts OF dishes from clam chowderup
broiled steak, With bread and butter are
served at five cents each The bin of fare ia
marvel OF cheapness, and the cooking IA
'aid to bc pretty good, too
An old deacon was asked the other dsv.
How doyou like your psstorl' 'Frstratc.r
ne replied, except In one thing" WHATS
thatf 1T is this" continued the deacon.
the Lord never made him to tell jokes and
yet he insists on telling them. never like to
laugh when i don't want 10 LAUGH. and vet
have TO do II constantly, Just TO save the
pastors's feelings"
The following charming obituary notices
were recently brought to light by a writer ON
IN eastean magazine. One was found in
BOWIE Arizona, paper death loves
SHINING mark, and she hit dandy when she
turned loose ON jim" The other in q New
Mexico contemporary: "Her tired spirit was
released from the paln-racklng BODY. and
cared alon to eternal glory at 4:30 Denver
Roxbury cit zen. saws The Boston Tran.
Crypt has daughter about three years old.
iaVing accompanied her mother TO witness,
'aptlsm the next day she said she was going
o have baptism herself and arranging her
ohs along the edge OF the bath tub. she pre.
sred one OF them for immersion. Her mother
caring the child's voice, advanced within list-
ming distance and heard the following al.
ress to the candidate: now baptize Won IN
le name OF the Father and the Son. and into
be hole You CO."
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-08
\ FestaI Week.

The last week Of Junelss7, has been fes
tai week for the university of Michigan,
this being the occasion of the celebration Of
the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of
he u University. The alumni gathered in
large numbers to celebrate the jubilee OF
their alma mater Classday exercises.
alumni gatherings, banquets, speeches
torch light professions and bon fires were
INDUCED in by the thousands OF delighted
spectators, many of whom are walking on
the down hill side OF life's journey The
affair was complete success in every
way.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-08
Will Try the Apaches.

AdJt.- Gen Drum is in receipt Of the fol
lowing communication from Gen. O. O.
Howard now in Fort Mason, Cal.
Gen Miles sends the following from San
Carlos, A. r.: Lieut. Johnsonis surprisa
and capture and the rapid pursuit of
troops have driven the band OF hostiles
back 10 the reservation, where they have
surrendered, and have instituted an in.
yestigation and detailed "A general court
mar tIal for the trial of those guilty of
military ofenses, thus ending the present
dist urbances y
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-08
Two THOUSAND PeOple Homeless.

Fire almost swept the town Of Marsh
field, Wis, out Of existence on the after
noon of June Is, and 1900 people ar
homeless. The loss is not less than 81, 900. g..
600, and the insurance less than one-fifth
OF the loss. A locomotive spark started
blaze at noon in the lumber yard Of the
Upham furniture factory, and it rapidly
developed INTO roaring fire that spread
toward the town.
insufficient fire protection facilities pro-
vented any resistance TO the flames. and
soon several fiourishing factories and the
business blocks along the main street. and
adjoining residences, were wrapped in
dames. The people gathered such house
Id effects as they could and fled TO the
woods. The heat was so intense that 800
Feet OF the Wisconsin Central track which
runs through one end of the town. was
BENT and twisted into the most grotesque
shape.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-08
THE STATE.
Iorn!y -reachers' Institutes.

'7tE:N Ieachers' Institutes.
county teachers Institutes have beeu
apl ''nied by the Superintendent of public
instruction for the summer as follows
heginning July ls-Cass county, Cassopo.
us Aug. Antrim county, Bellaire
Clare Harrison; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo.
Aug e-Benzie, Benzonia; Branch, Quincy
Lenawee, Adrian. Aug. l5-Barry, Hast
ihgs; Berrien, Benton Harbor; Lapeer,
INLAY City; Leelanaw, Leland; Monroe,
Monroe; Muskegon, Muskegon; Van
Buren, Bangor; Washtenaw, Ann Ar.
Dor. Aug 22-Cheboygan, Cheboygan.
Eaton, Charlotte; Emmett Harbor
springs; Gratiot Ithaca; Hillsdale.
Hilsda!e; Menominee. Iron Noun.
TAM Midland, Midland; Montcalm
stanton; Saginaw, East Saginaw; st.
Clair, Brockway Center: st. Joseph. Cen
terville; Shiawassee. Owosso; WAYNE.
plymouth. Aug 29-Alpena, Alpena;
clinton, St Johns; Genesee Flint; Grand
traverse, Traverse City; Ingham, Lansing:
Isabella, Mt. PLEASANT Livingston, Howell:
Marquette, Republic; Mecosta, Big Rapids:
Oceana, Shelby, Osceola, Reed City; Otse
go, Gaylord, Tuscola, Vassar
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-08
CAPTURED at Inst

Early on the morning Of Feb last Can't.
Hoehn and Lieut. Huligan Of the Cleve-
land police force were returning on a
Cleveland q Pittsburgh train from Pitts
burgh with n prisoner named McNunn.
The latter had been implicated. it was be-
| lieved in the robbery of a Cleveland fur
house. which lost 5000 worth of furs by
the transaction. At Ravenna, o., half a
dozen strangers boarded the train. seated
| themselves in the same car with the officers
and their prisoner, and shortly after the
train started gave battle 20 them for the
rescue OF McNunn. Lieut. HulIigan's head
was literally smashed open, and he died
OF his injuries Capt. Hoehn was shot i'm
three places, but he recovered. The res
cuers and the prisoner escaped from the
moving train in the darkness
The rescue created great sensation in
Cleveland, where a public subscription was
raised, the Press leading il off with $500
besides collecting $4,000 for the fund. Re
wards or $1,000 were offered for the cap
ture OF the men, and all the police machin
cry in Ohio set in motion to effect their
capture. Several arrests have been made
from time TO time, but all proved cases Of
mistaken Identity. The officers, however
ala not relax their efforts but worked
every slightest clue, and their vigilance
has at last been crowned with success.
lhree men, VINO are supposed TO be the |
ones who murdered Detective HulIigan
were arrested in Alpena on the night of |
the 18th ult., after a fight with the officers |
during which Sheriff Lynch was shot i'm |
the lee They were we'll armed and one
was slightly wounded
lt l. understood that a reward of S15.OO |
Is offered for the capture of the three men
one OF the prisoners attempted TO commit
suicide after he was captured, but was
headed off VS.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-08
Blind Patterson Captured.

Francis Patterson OF Elmira, n. ", bet
ter known as Blind" Patterson, who re-
Gently obtained considerable notorietv
the recipient OF the largest pension ever
granted to private soldier of the United
Slatss, and which il was afterward dis
Covered had been fraudulently obtained
was arrested in Gordonsville, Va, a few
days ago. He had $1,000 Of the pension
money on his person. and this, together
with the money already regained, makes
SIP, $50 which has been recovered Inv the
government of the S13 80 paid out on ac-
count OF Patterson's pension.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-08
A Years Pensions

The record division of the pension Office
for the fiscal year ending June 80 makes a
larger showing as compared with the work
In 1880. This exhibit of the record
division is a fair sample Of the other work
OF the bureau. During the year the mum.
Der OF claims for increase fled was LOG. 317:
originals OIL Mexicans 1s,725; total,
I'1s's The result OF the year ending
June ~, 1851, was: Increases OF pensions
$500; originals, 3s,01g; total, 10l, 669. The
excess for 1857 is 12,2lO.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-08
A S7OO.OOO Fire

Fire broke out i'm Silver street. the prin.
cipal thoroughfare in Hurley Wis. the
other morning, and so rapidly did il
spread that in about two hours four or
five blocks Of business buildings had
been reduced TO ashes The losses will
aggregate about s;O0OOO. Fully 100 build.
ings were burned and many people are
homeless
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-08

LIVE STOCK.
40 ChTTLE-Market steady; shipping steers
$3.SVd4.45' stockers and feeders 3. 60d3. 90:
cows, bulls and mixed, sl.50a3.OO: Texas
cattle shade lower 81. 25(a355
,HoGs-Market opened steady and closed
higher; rough and mixed "a. SOFAS. % pack.
ing and shipping, $i.9O@5.05; light, 81. SOIa
D. 10; skips, SO. 2j(d4 80.
~ SHEEP Market firm; natives, So O0d3. 20:
Texans, 81. 75g3G0; lambs, per head, 81. 90
U445 >i'"0
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-08

a Michigan base ball club has a clergy
man for a pitcher. 81
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-08-05
Her Faith Was Solid.

The train side.tracked between
Verbena and Montgomery for another
to pass, and some of us got off and
went over to where an old negro wo-
man was fishing IN mudhole. 1t was
that and no more nor less. In build
ing the railroad lot of dirt had been
removed and the recent rains had filled
it with brick -colored water. Every
body laughed at the idea of her fishing
in that spot, and the colonel approach
ed her and said.
"What are you fishing for, auntie?"
"Fur fish, sab" she replied, as she
gave the pole jerk.
'But you don't expect to find fish in
there, do you7"
"Doan'l Deed, but | does! Doan'
de Lawd say dar' shall be fish in de
waters an birds in air, an dye 'spose
Ize gwine back on de Lawd at de age
of sixty-seven!
"But have you caught any9"
"No, sah,"
"Have You had bite?"
"No, sab, but is / gwine to lay dat
up agin de Lawd' No, sahl He says
dar shall be fish, and if Ize such fule
dat | can't cotch em, dat's my own
fault. Git away, white man, till see
what's clawin at de hookl'-Detroit
Free Press.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-08-05
Wild Western Yarns.

A boy, the only son of a widowed
mother, says the Bismark Oak) Zrib-
u'se, was lost near Ashland, and while
wandering around the prairie he found
a ten cent piece. Walking into Ash
land, he told his story to one of the
many generous real estate agents, who
sold him an option on lot. On the
following day the boy sold the property
and purchased controlling interest in
a railroad, and made his mother a
present of a diamond necklace, which
he ordered from Paris. The boy was
only 2 years old, or he might have in
vested his 10 cents to better advant
age.
A young man, 20 years of age, pur-
chased a suburban house and lot in
Sioux City. He went out to look at
the lot. He halted on his journey to
get married. When he reached the
property he found cosy little home
for his wife and family, the only event
to mar the pleasure of the trip bein"
the death Of his little granddaughter,
who died from exhaustion.
Two men became engaged in quar-
rel over the ownership of an option of
five minutes on piece Of Duluth prop
erty. While they were quarreling the
option expired and poor bootblack
made the purchase. In the evening
the bootblack sold the property, and
after making arrangements to build an
elevated railroad and construct a rail
road bridge over Lake Superior he lent
the men bail money to get them out of
Jail. We publish This to show the
folly of quarreling and the value of
time.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-08-05
CLEAR Grit.
Sc. stephens Review.

Sc. stephens Review.
As a young officer doing duty with
Madras cavalry regiment, Sir. Ed
ward Bradford was keen sportsman.
One day when tiger shooting he "miss.
ed his mark" and soon found himself
In tigers clutches. 1t was an anxious
moment,few of his friends being at
hand. As sportsman of experience,
Sir Edward knew well that his best
course was to lie quietly and sham
death. The tiger surveyed his prey,
looked around, and, thinking all was
safe, set steadily to work to make its
meal. Taking the young officers
hand in his mouth it was steadily dis.
posed of, and the arm eaten to the
elbow before Sir. Edwards companions
came up and released him. The cool
resolution of the man in feigning death
had been the means of saving what
has since proved to be most valuable
life, for as Sir Edward says when tell
ing the story, had he moved, or uttered
even groan, the tiger would have put
an end to his existence before going on
with his repast.
OF course, the shattered arm had to
be removed from the shoulder. 1t may
be imagined what the suffering was
which the victim endured while lying,
quite conscious, in the power of a
voTacious "man n-eater."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-08-05
The Problem of Falling in Love,

1t is difficult to say what it is that
enchants young mans fancy, what
particular attraction, what 'touch OF
hand turn of head" because the obser.
yer is always more or less surprised
that such feeble charms should effect
such large results. One would say
that it cannot be Invariably beauty
that decides, if beauty had not as many
definitions as religion or love, or there
would be no lovely spinsters it cannot
be intellect. or we should meet no in
sane married women it cannot be al
ways amiability, or we should see no
vixens presiding over households nor
social position, or there would be no
mesalances nor all the penniless
maidens would be left to single. blessed
ness. A young mans fancy, to be
sure, like everybody's is much infuenc-
ed by propinquity 1t is the woman of
whom he sees the most, with whom he
is intimate enough to discover the at
Fractions that are often overlooked. by
other friends, who appeals TO him
but among uuinber with whom he
is equally intimate how does it happen
that he selects one especially and finds
in her all the poetry and music of his
life f--HarperS BaSar.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-08-05
The Last Days of Pompeii "A Realistic Rep.
resentation at Atlantic City.

Every one who has read Bulwer's
thrilling tale, "The Last Days of Pom
peii," has been charmed and awed with
the graphic description of the destruc.
tion of the fated city. The narrative
is as realistic as the pen in the master
hand can make it, yet more realistic
still is the representation of the awful
scene as produced by the Messrs. Pain
at Atlantic City. The arrangements
for the production are complete. In
the background rises Vesuvius, grim
and stately al its feet lies the beauti
full city, with its villas, temples and
amphitheatre, and in the foreground
is silver lake, on whose bosom float
gaily -decked barges. A great celebra
ton in honor of the Goddess Isis is in
progress the streets, decorated with
eager people in holiday attire, passing
the time in games and athletic contests
the triumphal procession dlsembarks
from the galleys and proceeds with
waving banners, to the strains of stir
ring music, to the altar of the goddess.
An alteration ensues. Glaucus, the
Christian, raises his arm to strike the
statue, when rumbling noise is heard
all eyes turn to the mountain, at once
the pride and dread of Pompeii. Cutl.
ing smoke issues from the summit, to
be followed soon by shower of ashes
and streams of liquid flame. A great
panic seizes the people; they fly in all
directions mingling their awe-strickeu
shrieks with the din of falling pillars
and the cracking of the hungry flames.
The fleeing populace, the grand mount
ain pouring out its fiery flood, the fair
city being gradually buried under the
torrents of seething lava, form scene
OF unexampled grandeur.
The representation is wonderfully
complete, and the scale on which it is
produced exceeds that of any spectac-
ular production ever seen in this sec
tion.
Over the ruins of the city a gorgeous
pyrotechnic display is given. The
crater of the sullen volcano belches
forth myri&ds of rockets and bombs,
the lake is turned into a sea of golden
water and a large number of set pieces
are included in the display.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-08-05
A Cowboys Visit to the East.
From the Meadville Tribune.

From the Meadville Tribune.
A young man named Teagarden,
who is in from the West visiting his
home in Washington county, came
over to Brownsville on the 4th dressed
in the habit of cowboy. which con-
sists of sombrero, belt, knife and re.
volver, to get his picture taken. He
was followed to West Brownsville by
Constable Haught, of Bridgeport, ar
rested and taken before Justice Smith.
He explained that his war-like appear
ance was not an indication of any hos
tilities meditated against the people of
Brownsville. He stated in effect that
although loaded he would not go off,
to which the justice is'supposed to have
answered that there would be no dan
ger of his going off until he paid his
fine. The young man from the West
was a good talker. In fact he pro-
pounded several summers to the Court.
When the justice pointed to his hat
and said in thunder tones, as If it was
an indictment of murder in the first de-
gree, "What is that you are wearing
on your heada" the young cowboy,
with look of pity at such a ''tender-
foot" question, answered: "Is there
any law prescribing the kind of hat a
man shall wear?' "Well," said the
Justice, ''you were carrying concealed
weapons" and he innocently inquired:
eff my weapons were concealed how
did the Constable happen to see them?'
But his shrewdness availed him not.
No red headed rooster from the Rocky
Mountains can use himself for an ar
senal in Brownsville eff the court
knows herself and she thinks she do"
So, this young man who doubtless
could have shot the lights ou. of every
street lamp in town, or even could have
shot the lights out of the whole court,
meekly submitted to the inclemency of
Brownsville law and was kindly ad
mitted to bail to answer the charge of
wearing hat with brim three feet
broad, with leather saddle girth for a
band, and having on his person two
Calling guns and an Arkansas tooth
pick large enough to carve an OK.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-08-05

The public are watching with inter-
est the effort OF the management of the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Company to improve the efficiency of
the service by the institution of proper
tests to determine the competency Of
the engineers and employees of the com
pany. There are not two sides to this
question. The public safety can be
secured only by the employment of
competent men. Men who are not
competent have no right to put the
lives of their fellow-trainmen and the
public in jeopardy by undertaking dut-
les which, through physical defect, they
are unable to perform.
The company has no right, in law or
morals, to employ or to continue to
employ such men after the defect is
ascertained. Every officer who per-
mits, knowingly, an incompetent per-
son to attempt to perform such duties
is, in case of accident, liable to be in
dicted, where death results, for man
slaughter, along with the man who
occasions the accident. This is the
whole matter in nutshell. The law
does not permit and will in no wise ex-
cuse the employment of incompetent
persons to perform such important
duties. What use is it to give written
orders to an engineer who cannot read!
What advantage is it to set up danger
signals to an engineer who cannot tell
a danger signal from a safety signal.
The rumors that the employees pro
pose to institute a strike, because of
the introduction of such reform in the
management as will secure men COM
petent in every respect to operate the
trains, must be without substantial
foundation. 1t would be strike to
compel the company to do an unlawful
and highly improper act. The officers
of the company could not rightfully
yield to such demand, even if they
were so inclined. And the men will
best advance their own interests by
giving their hearty cooperation. No
one will gain so much as they from its
Inauguration. The men who, through
their misfortune, are not able to con-
tinue in the particular line of employ
ment to which they have heretofore
DEVOTED themselves, could be properly
cared for by the Reading management,
thus averting what would doubtless be
a hardship to the former and at the
same time insuring the safety of the
people who are under the necessity of
using the road.--ZSnaes.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-08-05
A Boys Fiendishness.
HOW A WASHINGTON URCHIN ANNOYED
THE TELLER OF A SAVINGS BANK.

There is in Washington a small boy,
not more than ten years of age, whose
indulgent mother keeps him we'll sup
Piled with pocket-money, This young
man, says the Baltimore San, opened
an account with the local savings bank
some time ago, and on April l he had
on deposit there about $35. Two or
three days later he had falling out
with the teller of the institution. For
nearly a week he tried to think up
some method for settling the score, and
at last he hit upon plan. He went
to the bank and drew out $50 from his
store. Then he went over to the
Treasury building, which is just across
the street, and had his three $1O's con-
verted into thirty SIS. Next he pro.
ceeded to make out thirty deposit slips
each for 81. These he carried TO the
bank, one at time, compelling the
poor teller to make thirty separate
entries in his book. The following
day this young fiend again drew out
thirty dollars. Again he visited the
Treasury, but this time he had his
money changed into silver quarters,
bright from the mint. One hundred
and twenty deposit tickets we're then
prepared, and corresponding number
of entries had to be made in that un-
fortunate teller's big book. Then for
three days an armistice was declared,
but at the end of that time thirty dol
lars was again drawn out, and this
time when the boy visited the Treasury
building it was dimes that he wanted
The regulation deposit slips were pre-
pared once more, and the teller gritted
his teeth when he saw that he was
again to be made the victim of that
boys vindictiveness. At last the three
hundred dimes were all in the bank,
and the young villain prepared to re-
duce the store of his wealth to nickles,
but he was notified that the bank
would insist upon the thirty days
notice allowed by law, and for a time
| the teller rests.